TSP On This Day

The smallest things can sometimes turn us off. At least, that's what I have always found. Take Borders, for example. They announced today they are closing 200 stores costing them $2 million a week. These unprofitable locations are spread out across the U.S. and the long reaching effects on the publishing industry won't be known for a while yet. But Continue Reading →

If you want to help a young genre author achieve there dreams, here's one way to do it: HELP A YOUNG WRITER'S CAREER BLAST OFF! The Alpha SF/F/H Workshop For Young Writers is running a scholarship drive February 16-23. Make a tax-deductible donation to change a teen writer's life. The Alpha scholarship drive will run February 16-23. We are a Continue Reading →

At Fantastic Metropolis, author China Miéville has listed 50 SF/F Works That Socialists Should Read. Hmmm...another list, this time with titles where politics feature prominently. Not too promising for me given my dislike for political fiction. However, in true biblioholic fashion, I own eighteen of the titles but I've only read three:Phillip Pullman's Northern Lights (the UK name for the Continue Reading →

Last year, when I first started writing for SF Signal, I posted a series of lists that was the Best Podcast Short Fiction of All Time, which picked my favorite episodes from thousands of podcast fiction episodes from more than a dozen podcasts over many years. I already do a yearly Best Of list over on Diabolical Plots for each Continue Reading →

I recently happened upon two reviews (1, 2) of the John W. Campbell's Golden Age of Science Fiction DVD. Seems like an interesting DVD and one that provides a fascinating look at the history of sf and one of the pioneers. (Although, at least one would say Campbell was the worst thing to happen to sf.) fo Personally, I like Continue Reading →